There were several other notables from the area who made the list, including New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, whose 2000 season was considered the best at Purdue (3,668 passing yards and 26 TDs; rushed for 5 TDs), New Orleans native Ed Reed, who picked up 9 interceptions, 206 INT return yards and 2 TDS for Miami in 2001, and New Orleans' Marshall Faulk, who had 1,630 yards and 15 TDs in 1992 for San Diego State.

Also, the Manning brothers (from Newman) were chosen for Ole Miss (Eli) and Tennessee (Peyton). Eli had 3,600 passing yards and 29 touchdowns in 2003, while Peyton picked up 3,819 yards and 36 TDs on 60.2 percent passing in 1997.